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Gay and Queer Berlin

Joseph Pearson 29/11/201830/11/2018

Prepped for PrEP in Berlin?

It’s not hard to convince people that PrEP works. “We have great data from studies that show its effectiveness. It’s

Joseph Pearson 04/11/2018

Headquarters of the Turkish ‘New Wave’: Hallo Machen

When walking around Kreuzberg some months ago, I stumbled across a new gastropub in Spreewaldplatz with a strange name, that

Places in Berlin

Joseph Pearson 22/10/201819/10/2018

The Monkey Enclosure at the Bikini Mall

I’m not ashamed to say that one of my favourite places in Berlin is in a shopping mall, the renovated

Places in Berlin

Joseph Pearson 07/10/201807/10/2018

Swimming in Public, Reflecting on Summer

It feels like the last day of summer because the Kreuzberg Prinzenbad summer pool––one of the many Sommerbäder around the

"The Deserted Room" on Koppenplatz

Joseph Pearson 23/09/201823/09/2018

The Deserted Room

In Koppenplatz, in Berlin’s Mitte, you might be surprised to see an overturned chair next to a table in the

Places in Berlin

Joseph Pearson 14/09/201818/09/2018

Berlin’s Museum of Natural History: Dinosaurs and Dark Tourism

When I read about the destruction of Brazil’s Natural History Museum by fire on 2 September–– and the loss of

Joseph Pearson 21/06/201823/06/2018

Goodbye Sir Simon

Berlin is losing one of its cultural figures: Sir Simon Rattle. The British maestro conducted his final concert in the

Berlin Portraits

Joseph Pearson 11/05/201823/06/2018

Henri Jakobs on Love’s Ghost

An Interview for the Berlin Portrait Series on The Needle. By Joseph Pearson. The Needle speaks this week, for the Portrait Series, with

Berlin Portraits

Joseph Pearson 27/04/201823/06/2018

Alexander Nicholls on Berlin’s Cellist King

An Interview for the Berlin Portrait Series on The Needle. By Joseph Pearson. A year ago, the baroque cellist Alexander Nicholls had

Berlin Portraits

Joseph Pearson 13/04/201823/06/2018

La JohnJoseph on Fascist Symbols in Berlin’s Fetish Scene

An Interview for the Berlin Portrait Series on The Needle. By Joseph Pearson. What is your name? La JohnJoseph Where

Berlin Portraits

Joseph Pearson 30/03/201823/06/2018

Danilo Rosato on Contaminating the Berlin Party Scene

Boccaccio in Berlin. An Interview for the Berlin Portrait Series on The Needle. by Joseph Pearson BERLIN, 30.03.18–– “I thought that Berlin

Joseph Pearson is a writer and historian based in Berlin. His non-fiction portrait of Berlin was published in 2017. He published a second book, My Grandfather’s Knife, about how everyday objects tell World War Two stories, in 2022. His writing has appeared widely in the press, literary and academic journals, and has been translated into German, Italian, French, Arabic, and other languages. Born in Canada, he was educated at Cambridge University, UK, where he received his doctorate in history in 2001. He works at New York University, Berlin, and at the Barenboim-Said Akademie. Since 2008, he has written The Needle, which has become one of Berlin’s most popular blogs. For professional inquiries please contact his agency, Peters Fraser Dunlop, email him directly joseph [AT] cantab.net, or visit his professional website: josephpearson.ca